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Tuesday, November 17, 2015

BREAKING NEWS: ISIS Arrives Germany, German-Netherlands Match Called off Now Due to Terror Scare? [Photo]

ISIS Arrives Germany: Stadium
Sealed off Due to Suspicious Suitcase, Germany-Netherlands Match Called off
Shortly Before Kickoff....

The friendly soccer game
between Germany and the Netherlands was canceled at short notice after a
suspicious object was found at the stadium on Tuesday.

Policeman Joerg Hoffmeister told The
Associated Press that everyone inside had to be evacuated after the as-yet
unidentified object was found.

Announcements at the stadium in northern
Germany advised people to go home in a calm manner, and that there was no
danger to fear. Most fans were still waiting outside when the order to evacuate
came about an hour and a half before kickoff.

There
were no signs of panic, with most fans seemingly accepting the decision with
resignation.

Members
of the German government including Chancellor Angela Merkel were scheduled to
attend the match to send a signal that Germany wouldn't bow to terrorism in the
wake of the Paris attacks.

Security was very tight, with police
armed with machine guns surrounding the stadium and maintaining a very obvious
presence in the city. Reporters arriving for the game were searched, while a
sniffer dog was deployed to check their bags.

No reason was immediately given for the
cancellation, but there had been a bomb threat about an hour earlier outside
the stadium. Streets leading to it had been sealed off before the all-clear was
given.